Keywords: Vocal Music
| Berliner Symphoniker | Orchestra |
| Ulrich Kern | Conductor, Presentation |
| Femke Soetenga | Vocals |
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Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra celebrates the 200-year anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss.The traditional New Year’s Eve concert by the Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra from Vienna will have extra dazzle and shine in 2025, in celebration of the 200th birthday of “Waltz King” Johann Strauss, whose musical legacy continues to captivate the hearts of people worldwide.Johann Strauss was born in Vienna in 1825 and is unmatched in the way he shaped the music of his time. His waltzes, polkas and operettas are timeless masterpieces that are now considered symbols of the Viennese musical tradition. 2025 marks 200 years since his birth – a significant anniversary that will be celebrated around the world.Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra, known for unparalleled interpretations of Strauss and other composers from the classical Viennese period, will use this special occasion to honour the musical legacy of the “Waltz King”. With performances in the magnificent halls of Schoenbrunn Palace, the orchestra has garnered renown and become a cultural ambassador for Vienna. The Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve concerts in Scandinavia are a highlight of the international concert calendar.With masterful performances of Strauss’ works, and by conveying the Viennese musical tradition, these concerts not only generate a festive spirit for the new year; they also create unforgettable moments for audiences and present the legacy of the “Waltz King” to the whole world.
The brochure on page 24 contains incorrect prices for the concert on 30 December in the Konzerthaus. The following prices apply: € 45 / 48 / 51 /55 /60 / 65
Mateusz Molęda, photo: Alexej Gorlatch Instead of waiting for the usual broadcast of the New Year’s concert from the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein to hear Strauss waltzes, polkas and showstopping numbers from operettas, the musical atmosphere of Vienna can be experienced during the New Year’s Eve concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic. It is not easy to grasp the genealogy of the Strauss family. Josef, Eduard and as many as three Johanns are among the most famous members of the enterprising Austrian family with Hungarian roots, which over the course of the nineteenth century produced an abundant corpus of popular songs that resounded at carnival balls. The progenitor of the musical dynasty was the first of the Johanns, who was said to have been inspired by the music of bands wandering between the Viennese taverns along the Danube. However, it was his first-born son, also Johann, who made a name for himself as the ‘king of the waltz’ and the composer of numerous popular operettas, to mention but titles such as Die Fledermaus and Wiener Blut. Another descendant, Josef, the most universally talented of the siblings, planned a different career for himself, successfully completing studies in engineering. However, a sudden substitution for the sick Johann II turned his fortunes to music for life. After Josef’s death, the youngest of the brothers, Eduard, took over the responsibility of leading the family orchestra. Together with the orchestra, he visited the most diverse corners of the world, and at the beginning of the twentieth century, he published his written history of the musical Strauss family.
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